Troubleshooting your system, Safety first-for you and your system, Start-up routine – Dell PowerEdge M910 User Manual

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Troubleshooting Your System

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Troubleshooting Your System

Safety First—For You and Your System

CAUTION:

Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You

should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the
product.

Start-Up Routine

Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indications

described in Table 5-1.

Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indicators

Look/listen for:

Action

An error message displayed on the

monitor

See "System Messages" on page 115.

Alert messages from the systems

management software

See the systems management software

documentation.

The monitor's power indicator

See "Troubleshooting Video" on page 310.

The keyboard indicators

See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on

page 311.

The USB diskette drive activity

indicator

See "Troubleshooting USB Devices" on

page 312.

The USB optical drive activity

indicator

See "Troubleshooting USB Devices" on

page 312.

The hard-drive activity indicator

See "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" on page 320.

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